SolarWinds Serv-U Path Restriction Bypass Vulnerability
(CVE-2025-40549)
Summary
A Path Restriction Bypass vulnerability exists in Serv-U that when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code on a directory.
This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows systems, this scored as medium due to differences in how paths and home directories are handled.
Affected Products
SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.2.2.102
Fixed Software Release
Advisory Details
Severity
9.1 High
Advisory ID
First Published
11/18/2025
Last Updated
11/18/2025